"The Quiet Man" (1952)

"The Quiet Man" (1952)

Director John Ford, who won the Oscar for Best Director, set this romantic comedy in a lush, dreamlike Ireland. It tells the story of an ex-boxer, Sean Thornton (played by John Wayne), who returns to his hometown Innisfree to start over again after a turn of bad luck in America. Thornton struggles to adapt to the old-fashioned traditions and culture; courting the stunning Maureen O'Hara and circumventing the disapproval of her benefactor brother prove particularly challenging.

Director John Ford, who won the Oscar for Best Director, set this romantic comedy in a lush, dreamlike Ireland. It tells the story of an ex-boxer, Sean Thornton (played by John Wayne), who returns to his hometown Innisfree to start over again after a turn of bad luck in America. Thornton struggles to adapt to the old-fashioned traditions and culture; courting the stunning Maureen O'Hara and circumventing the disapproval of her benefactor brother prove particularly challenging.

Director John Ford, who won the Oscar for Best Director, set this romantic comedy in a lush, dreamlike Ireland. It tells the story of an ex-boxer, Sean Thornton (played by John Wayne), who returns to his hometown Innisfree to start over again after a turn of bad luck in America. Thornton struggles to adapt to the old-fashioned traditions and culture; courting the stunning Maureen O'Hara and circumventing the disapproval of her benefactor brother prove particularly challenging.